Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (4/192)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

that she was the wife of Mutarrif, and that he had married her for thirty thousand silver coins, a mule, a quilted cloak, and a maid to dress her hair.

Mahdī ibn Maymūn reported that Ghīlān said, “Mutarrif married a woman for twenty thousand.” (1)

I say: Mutarrif enjoyed wealth and prosperity, dressed with elegance, and held a respected place in people’s hearts.

Abū Khaldah transmitted that Mutarrif used to dye his beard with yellow.

Ishāq ibn Abī Bakr informed us; Ibn Khalīl informed us; Abū al-Makārim al-Labbān informed us; Abū ʿAlī the Qurʾān-reciter informed us; Abū Nuʿaym the ḥāfiẓ narrated to us; Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb al-Najīramī narrated to us; al-Ḥasan ibn al-Muthannā narrated to us; ʿAffān narrated to us; Hammām narrated to us—I heard Qatādah say:

“Mutarrif narrated to us: ‘We used to visit Zayd ibn Ṣūḥān, and he would say: “Servants of Allah, act honourably and with beauty, for the servants’ only means of drawing near to Allah lie in two qualities: fear and hope.”

‘One day I went to him, and they had drafted a document containing statements along these lines: “Allah is our Lord, Muhammad is our Prophet, the Quran is our guide. Whoever is with us—thus and thus are we; and whoever opposes us—our hand is against him, and thus and thus are we.”

‘He then presented the document to them one man after another, asking, “Do you consent, So-and-so?”

‘When they reached me they said, “Do you consent, young man?”

‘I replied, “No.”

‘Zayd—meaning Zayd himself—said, “Do not be hasty with the lad. What do you say, young man?”

‘I said, “Allah has already taken from me a covenant in His Book, and I will not enter into a covenant other than the one He has taken from me.”

‘So the people withdrew, every last one of them, and not a single person gave his consent. They were about thirty souls.’ (2)

Qatādah said: “Accordingly, whenever turmoil arose, Mutarrif would forbid it and would flee, whereas al-Ḥasan would forbid it but would remain.”

Mutarrif commented, “I liken al-Ḥasan only to a man who warns the people about a flood and then stands in its very path.” (3)

(1) Ibn Sa'd, vol. 7, p. 145. (2) Abu Nu'aym, Hilyat al-Awliya', vol. 2, p. 204. (3) Ibn Sa'd, vol. 7, p. 142; and the previous reference.

امْرَأَةُ مُطَرِّفٍ أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَهَا عَلَى ثَلاَثِيْنَ أَلْفاً وَبَغْلَةٍ وَقَطِيْفَةٍ وَمَاشِطَةٍ. وَرَوَى: مَهْدِيُّ بنُ مَيْمُوْنٍ، أَنَّ غَيْلاَنَ قَالَ: تَزَوَّجَ مُطَرِّفٌ امْرَأَةً عَلَى عِشْرِيْنَ أَلْفاً (١) . قُلْتُ: كَانَ مُطَرِّفٌ لَهُ مَالٌ، وَثَرْوَةٌ، وَبِزٌّةٌ جَمِيْلَةٌ، وَوَقْعٌ فِي النُّفُوْسِ. وَرَوَى أَبُو خَلْدَةَ: أَنَّ مُطَرِّفاً كَانَ يَخْضِبُ بِالصُّفْرَةِ. أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ خَلِيْلٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو المَكَارِمِ اللَّبَّانُ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ المُقْرِئُ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ الحَافِظُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُوْسُفُ بنُ يَعْقُوْبَ النَّجِيْرَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الحَسَنُ بنُ المُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يَقُوْلُ: حَدَّثَنَا مُطَرِّفٌ، قَالَ: كُنَّا نَأْتِي زَيْدَ بنَ صُوْحَانَ، فَكَانَ يَقُوْلُ: يَا عِبَادَ اللهِ، أَكْرِمُوا وَأَجْمِلُوا، فَإِنَّمَا وَسِيْلَةُ العِبَادِ إِلَى اللهِ بِخَصْلَتَيْنِ: الخَوْفِ وَالطَّمَعِ. فَأَتَيْتُهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ، وَقَدْ كَتَبُوا كِتَاباً، فَنَسَقُوا كَلاَماً مِنْ هَذَا النَّحْوِ: إِنَّ اللهَ رَبُّنَا، وَمُحَمَّدٌ نَبِيُّنَا، وَالقُرْآنُ إِمَامُنَا، وَمَنْ كَانَ مَعَنَا كُنَّا وَكُنَّا، وَمَنْ خَالَفَنَا كَانَتْ يَدُنَا عَلَيْهِ، وَكُنَّا، وَكُنَّا. قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ يَعْرِضُ الكِتَابِ عَلَيْهِم رَجُلاً رَجُلاً، فَيَقُوْلُوْنَ: أَقْرَرْتَ يَا فُلاَنُ؟ حَتَّى انْتَهَوْا إِلَيَّ، فَقَالُوا: أَقْرَرْتَ يَا غُلاَمُ؟ قُلْتُ: لاَ. قَالَ -يَعْنِي زَيْداً-: لاَ تَعْجَلُوا عَلَى الغُلاَمِ، مَا تَقُوْلُ يَا غُلاَمُ؟ قُلْتُ: إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ أَخَذَ عَلَيَّ عَهْداً فِي كِتَابِهِ، فَلَنْ أُحْدِثَ عَهْداً سِوَى العَهْدِ الَّذِي أَخَذَهُ عَلَيَّ. فَرَجَعَ القَوْمُ مِنْ عِنْدِ آخِرِهِم مَا أَقَرَّ مِنْهُم أَحَدٌ، وَكَانُوا زُهَاءَ ثَلاَثِيْنَ نَفْساً (٢) . قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: فَكَانَ مُطَرِّفٌ إِذَا كَانَتِ الفِتْنَةُ، نَهَى عَنْهَا، وَهَرَبَ. وَكَانَ الحَسَنُ يَنْهَى عَنْهَا، وَلاَ يَبْرَحُ. قَالَ مُطَرِّفٌ: مَا أُشَبِّهُ الحَسَنَ إِلاَّ بِرَجُلٍ يُحَذِّرُ النَّاسَ السَّيْلَ، وَيَقُوْمُ بِسَنَنِهِ (٣) .

(١) ابن سعد ٧ / ١٤٥. (٢) الحلية ٢ / ٢٠٤. (٣) ابن سعد ٧ / ١٤٢ والمصدر السابق.